British extreme legends Carcass have made their first track-by-track video available, which breaks down every song on their upcoming album Surgical Steel. You can watch guitarist Bill Steer and drummer Dan Wilding, below, explain the songwriting process for songs like 1985, Thrasher’s Abattoir, Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System and A Congealed Clot Of Blood down below.

Surgical Steel is scheduled for release on 16th September in the UK via Nuclear Blast, 17th September in North America and 13th September in the rest of Europe. Surgical Steel is Carcass‘s first release since the release of Swansong in 1996, almost 20 years ago.

Carcass are also headlining the main stage at this year’s Damnation Festival in Leeds on 2nd November. Tickets are available from this location.

British rock ‘n’ rollers The Temperance Movement have announced recently the full list of tour dates for their forthcoming European tour. The tour is set to kick off on 17th September here in the UK before they go to mainland Europe on 17th October and then return to the UK for more shows on 15th November. The tour will be in support of the band’s highly anticipated debut album which will be released on 16th September via Earache Records. You can catch The Temperance Movement at the following shows:

Due to a recent fire that took out part of Manchester, including renowned music venue NQ Live (Formerly known as Moho Live), The Black Dahlia Murder have changed venues for their upcoming show in Manchester on their UK tour next month. The band will now play Band On The Wall on the same night (21st September) that they were scheduled to play NQ Live. All tickets bought for the show at NQ live will remain valid and limited tickets are available for the new venue. However, due to Band On The Wall’s capacity being smaller than that of NQ Live, it is advised you purchase your tickets now.

Originally rallying under the banner of The Great Tyrant in 2005 with the vision of setting a new definition for the word heavy, the trio became a duo following the passing of bassist Tommy Atkins, the darker macabre entity that has become known as Pinkish Black appeared on the scene, comprised of Daron Beck on vocals and synths and drummer Jon Teague. Vocalist Daron comments:

Jon and I have been playing music for over 2 decades. The whole process of getting to this point in our lives and our music has been very much a repeating cycle of building to inevitably tear down to build again to tear down and so on… it’s how all life is. Building, destroying, building, destroying…

Razed to the Ground was recorded and mixed at The Echo Lab by Matt Brenhart and mastered by James Plotkin. The songs themselves pierce the same vein as the band’s earlier material; death rock, post-punk, doom, and electronic elements slither over and under one another.

Razed to the Ground will see a 16th September release date in Europe from Century Media Records. Check out the album cover above and track listing below:

Yesterday, Finland’s premier stronghold of scuzz Primitive Reaction Records announced 11th September as the international release date for Scythe‘s Subterranean Steel. Following the release of Subterranean Steel, Scythe will be touring in direct support for Japan’s legendary Sabbat on their first full-scale North American tour. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Dutch metallers ReVamp, whom are fronted by Floor Jansen who is best known for her recent touring stint with Nightwish, have recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to go on tour. Further details can be found at this location.

ReVamp are also working on their second album at the moment which will be released in August through Nuclear Blast, following the release date being pushed forward from September. The album will feature Stream of Passion bassist Johan van Stratum. The album’s title and artwork are still yet to be revealed.

Dutch metal band ReVamp – who are fronted by Floor Jansen, who recently accompanied Nightwish on their world tour – have announced the release dates for their second album, which is to be released via Nuclear Blast. The album will hit mainland Europe first on 6th September, followed by the UK on 9th September, Japan on 12th September and finally the US on 17th September. Vocalist Floor comments:

Never before in my career I faced a situation like the one we were in with this album. It was a huge challenge because of several reasons. My sickness caused a major break between the first album and tours plus the writing of the first ideas for the second album and the actual finalization of those songs and the album. And right at the moment we started to pick everything back up after I was sick I joined Nightwish. Like a winter and a summer storm, they bring unexpected things, some nasty ones and some amazingly wonderful!

Also the recording of this album was unlike any I did before because I was on tour with Nightwish most of the time. Guided by Joost van den Broek (ex-After Forever, songwriter first for the ReVamp album) the talented musicians of ReVamp recorded all the instruments and when I came back to The Netherlands I stepped into the studio to find a rough diamond. A shiny dark crystal: ready for my vocals. That was magical! The singing went smoother than ever before. The lyrics are like a roadmap through our storms and through my personal detours and horrors.

The result of this trial will be released on album in September 2013. With pride we can announce our partner in crime from the first album will again join forces with us! Metal and rock giant Nuclear Blast will again make sure ReVamp’s new album reaches YOUR music collection wherever you are on this metal loving planet!